LD50 Archive

  • Do we need those nM-inhibitors?

    Do we need those nM-inhibitors?

    It’s “well known” that we all need to find the stronger inhibitors against any specific therapeutic target as possible. The motivation is that the strongest inhibitors are most probably less toxic. It’s so obvious and thus needs to be checked. To do so we took...

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  • LD50 vs. MRDD: what’s death for a mice is good enough for a man

    LD50 vs. MRDD: what’s death for a mice is good enough for a man

    Prediction of toxic properties of small drug like molecules is a big challenge both from theoretical and practical points of view. Quantitatively people use different measures of toxicity such as Maximum Recommended Daily Dose (MRDD) or Lethal Dose (LD50). Accurate prediction of such endpoints is...

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